Spring 2015 Classes • Raytown, Missouri

The Stained Glass School, Inc., offers a curriculum of professional-level instruction. This is an excellent opportunity to enter into and learn the craft, upgrade your current skills, learn a new area of the craft, or offer professional training to your employees. Small, hands-on, intensive curricula allow instructors to teach students through class demonstrations and, very importantly, offer individual and small-group guidance that allows students to quickly grasp techniques and form good habits while correcting and/or preventing bad habits.

April 14 – 17, 2015
Four Day Painting Intensive for only $600

A Brush with Freedom and the Empowerment of Skill Expand your understanding of the medium as you develop your potential
as an artist working in stained glass.

Instructor: Ellen Mandelbaum

Ellen works in watercolors, stained glass, oil paints, and gilding. She has exhibited internationally and her art has been featured in several one-person exhibitions at the Queens College Art Center in Flushing, NY and at Gallery 35 in Manhattan. She is internationally recognized for her innovative stained glass commissions. www.ellenmandelbaum.com

Fee includes basic materials, paints, airport transportation, transportation to and from classes, and lunch.

Registration Deadline:March 15th
This class will begin with an introduction to the range of brushes to be used both traditional and non- traditional. Students will be presented examples of interesting expressive art and glass painting as they go on to EXPLORE:

The range of emotion from calm to more expressionistic; from a controlled “line of beauty” made with an ox hair tracer to a more expressionistic brush stroke made with a bristle brush.

The range of possible tones: light and dark, traditional blended tones, the excitement of dramatic light and dark in contrast to more limited areas of local color; from traditional blended tones, to dramatic Chiaroscuro.

Learning to control tone by painting a value scale.

Learning to draw

The appeal of “letting it out” – such as floating wet paint and “finding images” as you paint

Students will have the opportunity to begin their own personal design, time permitting.

You can register for this class by calling the SGAA Headquarters at 800.438-9581 or by using the PayPal link below:

April 28 – May 1, 2015
Four Days, Two Daily Sessions Only $300

Certification Credits: Twenty-Eight HoursRequirements: Beginners that are ready for a fast-paced learning curve.Limit: Six Students, sixteen years or older.

Fee includes materials, tools, airport transportation, transportation to and from classes and lunch each day.

Registration Deadline:April 1st

MORNING SESSION
Cold Glass Fabrication: 8:30am to 12:00pm

Instructor: Jack WhitworthJack Whitworth of Whitworth Stained Glass in New Braunfels, Texas has worked in stained glass for more than forty years. He is a past president of the Stained Glass Association of America and is the current Director of the Stained Glass School. www.whitworthstainedglass.com

The morning session will introduce the student to studio safety and the types of glass and tools used in the trade. The student will gain a professional level understanding for the art of glass and the methods used in fabrication including advanced techniques for creating a focal point, handling negative space and use of borders to frame/or not!

Each student will create a small panel that can be carried home in luggage. The panel will also incorporate a piece created during the afternoon hot glass session. The instructor will pass on more than 40 years of hands-on knowledge in time management, cutting glass quickly and accurately, marketing your product, and any other stained glass topic that can help you improve your skill and your passion.

AFTERNOON SESSION
Kiln Formed Glass: 12:30pm to 4:00pm

Instructor: Louis CurielLouis Curiel has been a glass artist and instructor for more than forty-five years including stained glass, neon, and hot glass arts. He is currently the Director for the Curiel Reynolds School of Visual Arts in Newton, Iowa. www.curielarts.com.

The afternoon session will introduce the student to the professional art of hot glass or kiln formed glass. Using System 96 stringers, frit, and scrap glass, the student will learn basic procedures for fusing including: layering glass, firing schedules for size and texture, temperature control, tack fusing, full fusing, and annealing. Students will also learn the proper care and use of kilns.

Each student will create an embellishment or main subject piece to be incorporated into the fabrication of the morning session panel so that the student will have a complete understanding of both processes and how they can work together.

You can register for this class by calling the SGAA Headquarters at 800.438-9581 or by using the PayPal link below:

GENERAL INFORMATION

Hotel: The Stained Glass School has made arrangements with the Holiday Inn Express in Raytown for the low rate of $79 per night. The hotel serves a hot breakfast buffet.

Scholarships: One scholarship has been made available for these classes through the Dorothy L. Maddy Scholarship fund. Download the scholarship application form by clicking here, contact the SGAA Headquarters for the form at 800.438.9581, or email headquarters@sgaaonline.com.

Class Enrollment: Visit SGS Spring Classes to enroll online using PayPal, by downloading the Enrollment Form and returning with payment, or by calling the SGAA Headquarters at 800.438.9581 with your credit card information.

The Stained Glass School is centrally located at 9313 E. 63rd Street, Raytown, Missouri, with easy access through Kansas City International Airport; by major highways; or – for those with local stations – train access is also available through the Lee’s Summit Rail Stop. The School has an agreement with the Holiday Inn Express for $79 per night – free breakfast and WiFi included.

Scholarships: One scholarship has been made available for each class through the Dorothy L. Maddy Scholarship Fund.

Registration for classes, hotel reservations, scholarships, and transportation: Call the SGAA Headquarters at 800.438.9581 to make all your arrangements. Let us know if you would like a roommate or a ride from the airport. We are happy to assist!

They are held at various times throughout the year, depending on the availability of the teachers and on demand for the classes. Summer classes are held in conjunction with the Stained Glass Association of America’s Annual Summer Conference, which will be in Portland, Oregon, in 2015.

Hi Richard!
I came and visited a couple of years ago after taking a week long workshop with Kathy Jordan.
I would like to know if you have any spring classes planned for 2015.
Thank you!
Have a great day!
Cynthia

Hello Do you have a class for the complete beginner? I wouldn’t know where to start but I have been wishing for years to be able to being pursuing this. Thank you so much in advance for any information and guidance you can provide!